Registered Nurse - Surgical, Trauma, Transplant Intensive Care Unit - 5SCCT - 12-Hour Nights - $5,000 Hiring Incentive!!

divh2Make A Difference Every Single Day/h2pWhen the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and its just one of the many reasons weve achieved our sixth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, youll have everything you need to do something incrediblefor yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News World Report has named us one of Americas Best Hospitals!/ppNurses in our 24-bed Surgical, Trauma and Transplant Intensive Care Unit (SICU) care for patients with the highest severity of illness of all the patients in the hospital. We use up-to-date technology and advanced bedside monitoring and computerized documentation, and a team approach to patient centered care with highly skilled multidisciplinary team members and knowledgeable dedicated nursing staff. Our patient population includes critically ill trauma and solid organ transplant patients./ppAs a Registered Nurse (RN) in the SICU you are responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care for the specialty patient population. You will also/pulliprovide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner/liliprovide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures./liliprovide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care./liliperform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access./liliobserve and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated./liliplan and implement individualized patient care based on observations. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds./liliidentify patients readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations./lilidemonstrate the knowledge and the ability to identify and make special adjustments as required to the specific populations needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs./li/ulpThis position is eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus. See our website for details./ph2Qualifications/h2h3Educational Requirements:/h3ulliGraduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred./li/ulh3License/Certification/Registration Requirements:/h3ulliCurrent California State RN License required./liliAmerican Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support certification (expiration date needs to be 60 days or more from the hire date)./liliFor RN III: Specialty Certification (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire)/li/ulh3Experience:/h3ulliMinimum 1 year recent acute RN experience in specialty. Cardiac Surgical ICU experience is highly preferred. Note: (3 or more years recent acute RN experience for RN III)./liliWorking knowledge of applicable Standards of Practice./liliDemonstrated dedication to customer service and ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues./li/ul/div